'Dinosaur tactics' and confusing selections
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We asked for your views on Scotland's 1-0 defeat to Ivory Coast on Tuesday night in their second pre-World Cup friendly.
Here's what some of you had to say:
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Andy: I was at the match last night and the booing was ridiculous, as it was after the Japan game. There was also a lot of applause too. The players are doing us all proud and we have to be realistic about what we can achieve. Ivory Coast and Japan are two good teams and we were only one or two key moments away from beating both. Give me that in the World Cup and I'll be very happy.
Simon: Two Euros exited with a whimper and barely a sight of goal and we're looking well on form to continue the trend, despite the best quality of squad in nearly 50 years. Why? Dinosaur tactics and personnel selections from the manager.
Ryan: The lack of goals is a worry but I wouldn't look too much into it. Was good to see Steve Clarke trying a few different players that haven't had much of a chance only frustrating one for me is Lennon Miller getting zero minutes when in the last friendlies he was one of our better players.
Archie: Why ask Miller and Andy Irving to join the squad if Clarke wasn't willing to give them at least a few minutes game time in a preparatory friendly?
James: Lawrence Shankland is a natural goalscorer and would have done much better with those chances that George Hirst had last night. With Ben Gannon-Doak back too we can have a much more potent goal threat.
Nathan: We're just so bizarre I can't understand how we can have such a great pool of players at our disposal yet still not be able to piece it together and work as a team. This performance was a lot more encouraging than the Japan game but there are still some questionable decisions from Clarke such as not giving Lennon Miller any minutes or only giving Scott Bain a half of football when he is the only goalkeeper we have that is actually playing football frequently. We will get some players back from injury such as Aaron Hickey and Shankland but there are certain players that Clarke cannot afford to favourite if we are to choose our strongest squad for America.